Frequently Asked Questions
You will find answers to all of your most common Electrical Services related questions located here.
LED light globes are by far the most energy efficient light globes on the market today, the light they offer for the power they consume is without comparison and they are only getting better, brighter and cheaper.
After the original seemingly high investment for quality LED globes your power bills will shrink and maintenance will almost be a thing of the past. A large number of manufacturers are offering a 3 year replacement warranty on LED fittings.
An LED globe can be retro fitted to an existing down light but this is only really a band aid solution compared to a dedicated LED complete fitting. They range of lighting intensities and degrees of intensity are vast and for all these reasons this trend is here to stay.
Smoke alarms beep for 2 simple reasons.
- Firstly, if there is smoke detected
- Secondly, to get your attention
Like a crying baby they need something and will not stop making an annoying noise until they get it. The most common reason is a flat or low battery; this can be fixed by simply replacing the old battery for new.
Sometimes smoke alarms will beep because the power supply to them has been lost; this problem may require the attention of an electrician or could be a blown fuse or something simple. Even hard-wired smoke alarms have a battery installed for the rare times there is a blackout because you still want the smoke alarm to work in a blackout.
The simple rule is not to ignore or remove a beeping smoke alarm; there have been many house fires that have had inoperable smoke alarms installed that could have prevented loss of life.
Lights can flicker for many different reasons, sometimes when a large appliance is turned on it will “steal” electricity from the nearby lights causing them to flicker or turn off momentarily.
Incorrectly installed globes resulting in poor conduction of electricity is another common reason for flickering lights. If you can’t fix the problem with a new globe or simply checking the globe is installed correctly then you need an electrician.
The average ceiling fan on medium speed consumes about the same amount of electricity as a 60 watt light globe, in comparison to air conditioning a ceiling fan is a very cost effective way to stay cool in summer and warm in winter.
A safety switch is a very sound investment for every house and the people that live in it, most people will live life and never receive an electric shock but unfortunately there are many of us that will be in the wrong place at the wrong time and receive one.
A safety switch can ensure that the shock you receive will be over in a mere 30 milliseconds.
There are many types of led down lights hitting the market and the majority of them can save you hundreds in electricity costs, the average LED down light consumes a tenth of the electricity required to power a halogen globe, that means you can run 10 LED globes for the price of 1 halogen.
After the initial investment, the savings will be obvious and much appreciated to those who choose this modern option.
Halogen down lights are not dangerous if installed correctly, the electricians who install these lights are rarely the cause of house fires we have all heard about, it is more often the installers of ceiling insulation or other combustible materials being placed over the top of the down lights causing the problem.
A halogen globe is small but gives off a great deal of heat and requires space to dissipate that heat, when this space is provided the halogen globes are a very effective and safe type of light.
Plugging a power board into a power board is a common practice that is not recommended, keeping the electrical cables neat, tidy and correctly plugged in will reduce the risk of fire in those tight spots behind your TV.
This is completly upto the client, We generally allways will quote your project for you to review and accept before starting any works. This way it gives you a idea of budget, But some existing clients or small jobs prefer to do a “cost plus” agreement which basicly means you will be just billed for the time and materials for the job.
We can come fix this for you, but first things first, unplug every appliance from the socket in you home, this can mean getting in your ceiling i.e gas ducted heater, Sump pumps, Pool pumps, rangehoods etc
if the safety switch (RCD) wont reset after this, your best to call us to make a booking.
Some clients do not want to spend all day unpluging the appliances also, so in which we are happy to come out and fix for you, but most prefer to try themselfes first.
yes, our quotes are free in about 80% cases, for more detailed quotes there maybe a cost.
If you submit the job details online, there will be no cost.
if you would like us to attend site to do a detailed inspection (remove swithboard covers etc) then there can be a cost involved, though this cost will be deduceted off the quote total if the job goes ahead, this cost only applies to some jobs and will be displayed by the system when you book on our website, in some cases it is wavied.
This is due to increasing labour and travel costs, time better spend with our clients.
yes we sure do, though we do prefer to keep work to the weekdays only for non-urget works. weekends are open for urgent or emercency work and relaxing,
we accept , EFT, Credit Card and Cash (though eft or credit card is our preference)
Surcharges do apply for credit card use.
1.9% surcharge + 30cent per transaction
We offer tap and pay onsite and also payment via Invoice \ SMS or email link which allows you to pay online.